Jepson Forum 2025-26

Jepson Leadership Forum presents Theresa Runstedtler


Feb 02
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
University of Richmond, Jepson Alumni Center, Robins Pavilion
442 Westhampton Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173

The 205-26 Jepson Leadership Forum, Game Changers: Rethinking Leadership in Sports, presents Theresa Runstedtler for a discussion on When the NBA Became Black: Race and Labor in Professional Basketball.

A scholar of African American history and professor and department chair at American University, Theresa Runstedtler's research examines Black popular culture, with a particular focus on the intersection of race, gender, labor, and sport. She is the author of Black Ball: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Spencer Haywood, and the Generation That Saved the Soul of the NBA.

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